javascriptexeccommand

How does execCommand "insertBrOnReturn" work?

I tried the following code on Chrome:

document.execCommand("insertBrOnReturn", false, true);

http://jsfiddle.net/uVcd5/

Wether I set the last parameter to true or false, the behaviour doesn't change: on return, new <div> elements will be added.

Must have missed something... any ideas?

Solution

  • insertBrOnReturn is a Mozilla specific command, Chrome doesn't support it. You can test that with:

     document.queryCommandSupported('insertBrOnReturn')

    jsFiddle here, it alert true in Firefox, but false in Chrome.

    If you want to insert <br> only, try:

    document.execCommand('insertHTML', false, '<br><br>');

    Also, check this: Prevent contenteditable adding <div> on ENTER - Chrome